GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| myriad | ten thousand |